What is AdvoCare?

AdvoCare is a non-profit, membership

What Can You Do?

organization that is part of a national effort to
reduce crime through criminal justice reform. VOLUNTEER !
AdvoCare s goals are: (a) to provide Carefully examine your time
assistance to prisoners and ex-offenders in the and interests and choose an issue or a
form of education and employment referrals; (b)
to provide prisoners, family members of
role on which to focus. You can:
prisoners and all others concerned with updates Support or lead an AdvoCare
on legal issues regarding prison conditions and
criminal legislation; (c) to provide a periodic events or be the coordinator of a
newsletter to those concerned with prison related group for your area;
legal issues; and (d) to provide a link with other Submit articles, poetry or artwork
nonprofit organizations.
for our newsletter, AdvoCare Flash;
In our work at AdvoCare, we track the legal
and legislative issues that affect prisoners and
Research and answer letters and
their families. To do this, we attend many phone calls;
different conferences and meetings of other Open and sort mail;
nonprofit organizations, and we research the Assist with membership and mailing list
most recent court decisions that may pertain to
prisoners interests. As we track these cases and updates;
legislative proposals, we also provide the information to Submit updates for our web page;
prisoners, their families and others who may be Monitor local news stories in the criminal
interested. We research case law and statutes for those
prisoners who may not have access to complete legal
justice area and share interesting articles
authorities. And, in some with our membership;
circumstances, we may make Prepare statements and keep legislators
contact with legislators, and the media informed of our agenda;
officials and the courts to
better track the handling of Join our research team in preparing studies
an individual case, grievance for legislators and the public.
or informal complaint.
Basically, our goal at "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed
AdvoCare is to aid prisoners people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that
and their families in ever has." - Margaret Mead
achieving the best possible Working
In Memory of
life while dealing with the
confines of corrections. We
Your time and support is always needed!
together on the
David Mark Tracy
who died in his cell at
Wallens Ridge State Prison, VA
strive to bring families and inside and the
communities together in
at 20 years of age
and with only months left to order to rehabilitate outside.
serve individuals rather than
for a non-violent offense. continuing to disenfranchise Working together on the
them. inside and the outside.
AdvoCare s membership consists of a vastly diverse
group of individuals from different social, economic, ethnic
and cultural backgrounds.
AdvoCare members include professionals, legislators, AdvoCare, Inc. AdvoCare, Inc. Prisoner
housewives, incarcerated individuals and their family support for a new
members, victims of crime, students and other citizens millennium.
concerned about the status of our criminal justice system. P.O. Box 133
Hancock, Maryland 21750-0133
Phone: 202-271-1623
"Building more prisons to address crime is like Phone: 202-271-1623
Fax: 202-204-6038
building more graveyards to address a fatal disease."
Email: director@advocareflash.org
-Robert Gangi, Executive Director, Correctional Web: www.advocareflash.org
Association of New York Group: AdvoCareInc@yahoogroups.com
 How Are We Funded? What Do We Do?
Prisoner Support For A New Millennium

Join those who are looking to make a difference.

Most of AdvoCare s funding comes from
We supply prisoners with materials such as case
membership dues and other private donations from Prisoner $5.00 Organizations $100.00
law, statutes, post-release resource information,
individual members and supporters. Individuals $12.00 Sustaining Organizations $500.00
legislative summaries, and referrals to other
We need supporters to join AdvoCare, to maintain organizations. Family* $25.00 Official Sponsors** $1000.00

We p r o vid e legal r esear ch an d Silver $50.00 Lifetime $500.00

your annual dues, to participate in membership drives,
to research and write grant proposals, and to conduct or ed u cat io n al m at er ials t o p r iso n er s Gold $100.00 Lifetime VIP s $1000.00

support other fundraising initiatives. wh en t h ey ar e availab le. Platinum $250.00 Honorary*** No cost

We p r o vid e a lin k t o o t h er New Member Current Year (Check here only if Renewal
you are a new member applying
o r gan iz at io n s wh ich wo r k t o assist for the current year.
an d ed u cat e p r iso n er s, p r o t ect h u m an
Name
r igh t s, an d im p r o ve t h e cr im in al
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ju st ice syst em .
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City State Zip Code
m o n it o r , t est if y, an d su p p ly
in f o r m at io n t o b o ar d s, co m m issio n s, E-mail Fax

legislat ive b o d ies, t h e n ews m ed ia, Phone (day) Phone (evening)

Capital grounds in Richmond, Virginia on 7
April 2001.
Advocare, Inc. is a nonprofit organization certified
by the Secretary of State for the State of West Virginia.
Advocare, Inc. is duly certified as conforming to the
provisions of West Virginia Code Sections 31-1-27 and
28. The Articles of Incorporation are filed with Joe
an d o t h er o r gan iz at io n s.
We p u b lish an in f o r m at ive q u ar t er ly
n ewslet t er called t h e Ad vo Car e F lash .
We maintain an informative web site with
detailed information about AdvoCare, legal
updates, a calendar of events, and links to other
organizations.
We provide an email group to share information,
views, and legislative updates.
We support public safety and the criminal justice
Dues are payable by January 1st on a yearly basis for the upcoming year (with
the exception of Lifetime, Lifetime VIP and Honorary memberships).
Memberships will be excepted for the current year on a non-prorated basis, and it
must be indicated in the appropriate space above that you are applying for the
current year. Honorary memberships are not automatically renewed. Honorary
members must indicate their desire for membership by completing the
membership application on a yearly basis.
* Family memberships may include all those immediate family members within
the same household.
** Official Sponsors will be approved based on their applications, proof of
legitimate business registration and any possible conflicts with other existing
Official Sponsors.
*** Honorary memberships are approved by the Board of Directors, and may be
given to indigent prisoners who present their circumstances in writing to
AdvoCare Board of Directors. (Honorary members are non-voting members.)
Type of Involvement with the Criminal Justice System:

Manchin, III, Secretary of State, State Capitol, Suite system through Prisoner Family Friend Institution _______
139-W, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV positive and Professional Volunteer Other __
25305-0770, under Control #38817. These Articles of constructive Organization purpose __________
Incorporation are also recorded with the Office of the
change,
County Clerk for Morgan County, 77 Fairfax Street, Company type __________
development license/registration no. __________
Suite 1A, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411, in Book 7, Pages state where licensed __________
and primary location __________
735-739.
reinforcement. Send AdvoCare, Inc.
to:
AdvoCare, Inc. is recognized as a nonprofit
P.O. Box 133
organization for the purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of Hancock, Maryland 21750-0133
the Internal Revenue Code.
Phone: 202-271-1623
Donations are tax deductible.
A llow all the governed an equal voice in Fax: 202-204-6038
the government, and that, and only that, is Email: director@advocareflash.org
self government. Web: www.advocareflash.org
Group: AdvoCareInc@yahoogroups.com
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